[b]Violet[/b]

Violet never left Holly's side during the whole ordeal, stroking her head until Phoenix finally showed up.  She let go of her and stood off to the side, listening without turning to the conversation between the two as Evan approached her. She smiled at Phoenix gratefully for her compliment and watched the two depart. Her smiled faded once they were gone. Vampires had not been in the school since she had been in high school. Day time attacks were rare and especially at such a public place. She had never met a vampire who wanted the existence of vampires known to the public. It would benefit no one. So why a public attack? It had to be important.

"You have questions. "Evan observed. He had moved to her side while most of the hunters, donned in police uniforms, either left or went to search the halls of the school.

"But do you have the answers?"Violet had asked quietly, not quite glancing over at him. Vampires would only do something so rash for a really good reason. Madison hadn't been their target. They were looking for someone.  The only person who could possibly come to mind could be Angel. She was the only escapee from the base L that they had on record.  Her constant attacks were no help either. However, they had Angel for years. She had put herself straight into danger and wandered out in public with no regard to the danger she put herself in just by setting a foot outside.  To come for  her randomly at a school would make no sense.(edited)
"No but I suppose that's where you come in. " Evan put a hand on her shoulder, "We know nothing. The others are working on finding the vampire or vampires who are in the school. They will continue to work on finding those associated with Lee, torture them for information, whatever we have to do... But it's you who has capabilities that none of the other soldiers don't. I hate to order this from you but starting immediately, you will work on hacking in and finding any data possible and until you find something, you will be permitted no break."
Violet's breath caught in her throat. She had been trying to get into their database for years.  She had been recruited into it immediately after high school as an military network analyst, handling the more complicated computer operations. She was confused why they had insisted on not waiting for her to start university level studies of computer science, but many had told her she was already beyond that level.  Still, she had been trying to take some online classes lately to no avail. They were working her constantly to the point she could not remember the last night she slept.  Deep down she wasn't so sure if this was the lifestyle she had wanted.  Revenge had been in her heart at the time Landon had passed and it had been so easy for them to coerce her into this. She just had wanted to ruin Lee so bad after taking him from her but now, she knew that Landon would rather her spend her time doing what she loved and pursuing a happy life. If there hadn't been a silent threat towards Jesse, she would consider quitting.
They knew her brother was a vampire and conversation about him was always tense. They did not trust him nor did they trust any vampire.  She got a sense of security knowing that they wanted her to stay so bad that they would not even consider hurting Jesse but if she did try to quit, she knew that would be the first person to be indirectly threatened over her head. She'd never let him know that. For all he knew, this was all voluntary and he had been trying to get involved in the hunter operations actively to fight at her side, which she had been secretly making sure that wasn't going to happen on her watch. She would protect her little brother to the bitter end.(edited)
"It's no problem. I won't rest until I find out why this happened." Violet heard herself speak but felt distant from the words.
Jesse was in this school and possibly endangered if this school was going to remain the vampires' target. Finding out what she could was the only thing she could really do. Her fighting skills were nothing compared to Will, Phoenix, Nikolaus and the other top performers. This was all she was good for.
"I appreciate it, Violet." Evan said. Violet wondered what facial expression he was making. Was he truly that sympathetic? She did not want to know enough to actually look at him and find out.  "I am very sorry. "  He continued in a low voice, squeezing her shoulder, his shadow looming over her on the gymnasium floor. She said nothing as the pressure was taken off her shoulder and the shadow disappeared. She turned to glance behind her once the gym doors to the outside courtyard noisily shut, blue and red lights flashing in the small windows of the doors.
Violet moved over to the bleachers, letting herself body fall into sitting position against the bench none too gently. Her thick hair fell forward as she leaned her elbows on her knees, clouding the expression on her face from anyone who entered the room. More than anything she just wanted to be in Landon's arms right now.  She had never felt so alone. "I need you. Please..."She whispered under her breath, a tear drop falling on to the shiny wood floor with a quiet drip. He wouldn't come, of course. He was long gone yet he still seemed to be first person she yearned for in times of distress. There was no one else who had cared for her like he did and she was positive there was no one else who ever would.

[b]Charlotte[/b]


Charlotte had nearly jumped out of her chair at the sound of the blaring alarm. She had been nodding off, her chin in her hand. She looked around in confusion as people started lining out of the classroom. She quickly moved into line. A fire drill already? She thought.  It was unlike them to have drills the first day of school. She  twirled a lock of her hair nervously. Maybe it was a chem lab fire. She waited until the teacher had left to move backwards to the front of the classroom Jesse had been in to wait for him. She'd take any opportunity she could to get to talk to him more.